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Show WILL CONSIDER WAGE INOeSE Silver King Coalition Directorate Direc-torate to Meet in View of Higher Metal Market. To consider the question of increasing the wau'o scale of the employees of tho Silver King Coalition Mines company, operating iu the Park City district, the board ol' directors will meet on or before be-fore February 1. In all probability the question would have been settled yesterday yes-terday had former United States Senator Sen-ator Thomas Keimis. vice president and geueral manager of the company, been iu the city. Former United States Senator Kearns went to ciau Francisco ou Jauuary IS ou business, expecting to bo gone but a few days. Upon his return the board of directors, wnich has had the question ques-tion of increasing the wages under consideration con-sideration for some time past, and whenever when-ever the metal market, would warrant it, will meet aud pass upon it. Silver was quoted at 0714 conta per ounce in New York City yesterday and lead was raised to $6.10' per hundred pounds. Inasmuch as authorities are of the opinion that these prices will be maintained around tho present levels for some time to come, tbe directors of the Silver King Coalition expect to meet aud decide definitely upou the wage scale on or,before February 1. In the park City district at present miners and muckers are paid $3 per shift., machine men are paid $3.2o per shift, shaft men are paid $4. per shift, ear men are paid $3.00 per shitt, motor-men motor-men $3.25 per shift, millmen $3 per shift and hoisting engineers $4 per shift. |